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Hungarian leader Viktor Orban meets US President Donald Trump
Hungary's nationalist prime minister seeks permission to buy Russian oil despite US sanctions.
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Tanzania charges dozens with treason over election protests
Church leader Benson Bagonza says the move would only deepen the acrimony sparked by the election.
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UN warns of ‘intensified hostilities’ in Sudan after RSF backs truce plan
Tensions rise in Sudan despite paramilitary backing for a proposed truce by international mediators.
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What’s in Elon Musk’s bumper $878bn pay package?
Musk will have to meet a series of milestones over the next decade to earn it.
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Why is former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi retiring from US Congress?
Trump called her an 'evil woman'; Pelosi is considered one of the most influential legislative leaders in recent history
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Sami Hamdi’s wife warns his detention is threat to all Americans
The wife of Sami Hamdi says his detention by the US immigration authorities is a threat to every American.
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Spanish police arrest suspected members of Venezuelan gang targeted by US
Raids across five Spanish cities result in arrests of 13 suspected of being in Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang.
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What has 30 years of COP achieved?
For the last 30 years, countries have been talking about climate change at the UN’s Conference of the Parties – or COP.
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Israeli bureaucracy is “deliberate attempt” to limit Gaza aid
Aid worker Caroline Willemen describes Israel's bureaucratic barriers that prevent trucks from entering Gaza.
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Serbia’s Vucic angers Russia with comments about selling ammo to EU
Comments come after bloc told Serbia, the only country not to sanction Russia, to 'get concrete' about accession bid.
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Which airports in the US are cancelling flights?
Forty of the country’s busiest airports have been affected by the domestic flight cancellations. Here is the list.
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EU naval force secures tanker after pirate attack off coast of Somalia
Operation Atalanta says entire crew of 24 people on the Hellas Aphrodite is safe and no injuries reported.
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Founded as a refuge from US racism, Liberia must not help enforce it now
With its offer to take in a US deportee who does not want to go there, Monrovia betrays Liberia’s unique history.
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Logic behind Israel’s attack on Lebanon “not very good”
Nabeel Khoury on Israel’s latest attack on southern Lebanon and how it follows the same flawed logic as its assault on G
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Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces agree to humanitarian truce
Amid accusations of genocide, Sudan’s paramilitary RSF say they have agreed to a humanitarian pause in el-Fasher.
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Tottenham vs Manchester United: Premier League – team news, start, lineups
Follow our match build-up, with full team news, ahead of our live text commentary of the game in north London.
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Explosion at school mosque injures dozens in Indonesia
Dozens of people have been rushed to hospital after an explosion at a mosque in a school complex during Friday prayers.
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Fact checking Nancy Pelosi statements over the years
Pelosi has been falsely accused of drunkenness and treason, but she has also made a few questionable statements herself.
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On the Rise of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Measles, whooping cough, and other vaccine-preventable diseases are on the rise around the world. Cuts to foreign aid, coupled with growing vaccine hesitancy, and persistent gaps in vaccine access are fueling outbreaks in poor and wealthy nations alike. In this conversation, global health experts discuss the drivers of these outbreaks and the solutions that can advance vaccine equity and better public health worldwide.
Background Reading:
- This tracker from CFR’s Think Global Health initiative maps weekly updates of disease outbreaks around the globe.
- This article unpacks the global decline in immunization coverage.
- This backgrounder unpacks the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing disease, and the global rise in vaccine hesitancy.
Host: Thomas J. Bollyky, Bloomberg Chair in Global Health and Director of the Global Health Program, Council on Foreign Relations
Guests: Heidi Larson, Founder and Director, The Vaccine Confidence Project
Seth Berkley, Senior Advisor, Pandemic Center; Adjunct Professor of the Practice in the Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health
William John Moss, Executive Director, International Vaccine Access Center; Professor of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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ICC confirms war crimes charges against Uganda’s rebel leader Joseph Kony
The International Criminal Court confirmed 39 charges against Kony, paving the way for a trial if he is ever captured.
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